Smith Corona PWP System 14 User manual

SMITH
CORONIK
PWPSystem 14
PersonalWordProcessor

©SmithCorona1986

Thefollowinginformation is provided to youinaccordancewiththerulesandregulations of
theUnitedStatesFederalCommunicationsCommission.Questionsconcerningthisinformation
canbedirectedtoSmithCoronabywritingorcalling:
SmithCorona
839Route 13 South
Box2020
Cortland, NY 13045
Toll-freenumber1-800-448-1018
N.Y. Toll-freenumber1-800-962-3000
NOTE: Thisequipmentgeneratesandusesradiofrequencyenergyandifnotinstalledand
usedproperly,that is, instrictaccordancewiththemanufacturer'sinstructions,maycause
interferencetoradioandtelevisionreception.Ithasbeentypetestedandfoundtocomply
withthelimitsfora Class B computingdeviceinaccordancewiththespecificationsinSub-part
JofPart 15 of FCC rules,whicharedesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstsuch
interferenceina residentialinstallation.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewill
notoccurina particularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseinterferencetoradioor
televisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuseris
encouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:
Reorientthereceivingantenna.
Movethe PWP Systemawayfromthereceiver.
Plugthe PWP Systemintoa differentoutletsothatsystemandreceiverareondifferent branch
circuits.
If necessary,theusershouldconsultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/televisiontechnician
foradditionalsuggestions.TheusermayfindthefollowingbookletpreparedbytheFederal
CommunicationsCommissionhelpful.
"HowtoIdentifyandResolveRadio-TVInterferenceProblems"
This bookletisavailablefromthe U.S. GovernmentPrintingOffice,Washington, D.C. 20402Stock
No. 004-00-00345-4.
Foryourconvenienceandprotection,makea recordofthemodelnameandserialnumber.
Theserialnumber is locatedon the bottomofthe PWP Module. Usethemwhenordering
suppliesandaccessoriesandforidentificationincaseoftheft.
ModelName PWPSYSTEM 14
SerialNumber
DateofPurchase

TableofContents
Page
ProductDiagram 4
Spell-Right™. 6
Find 6
List 7
ProgrammableWords 7
Word-Right™AutoSpell 7
Section I: GettingStarted 8
SettingUp 8
Tutorial 9
HowtoStartTyping10
HowtoMakeCorrections11
HowtoPrintYourText11
Inserting A MicroDisk12
Preparing A MicroDisk12
How To StoreYourText13
Ejecting A MicroDisk13
ClearingMemory14
WP/TYPEKey15
Section II: GettingMoreInvolved15
Memory15
CursorControlKeys15
SettingMargins/Tabs/Format16
MarginsandTabs16
CarrierMovementtoAssist When SettingMargins/Tabs17
Pitch18
LineSpacing18
EnteringMargin/Tab/Format ChangesBEFORETyping18
EnteringMargin/Tab/Format ChangesAFTERTyping18
AddingTabsDuringTyping18
AutomaticPagination19
TopMargin,BottomMargin,PaperLength19
ActivatingAutomaticPagination20
RequiredPageEnd21
RequiredReturn21
ManualReturn21
MoreAboutPrinting22
PrintingIndividualPages22
RightMarginJustification22
AutomaticPageNumbering23
EnteringPrintingInstructions24
MoreAboutStoring24
WriteProtection24
MicroDiskDirectory25
How To RecallDocumentsFroma MicroDisk25
How To EraseDocumentsFroma MicroDisk26

Section III: Editing27
Search/SearchandReplace27
Delete/Character29
Delete/CarrierReturnSymbol29
Delete Word 29
BlockDelete30
BlockMove30
BlockCopy31
Insert32
ReformatAfterEditing32
ReplacingAnOriginalDocumentonMicroDiskwiththeEditedVersion33
Section IV: MailingList/Merge34
SettingUpToMerge35
How To Create A MailingList35
How To PrinttheMailingListOnly40
How To CreateA BasicLetter40
How To PrintA BasicLetterOnly41
Merging41
How To MergetheMailingLista ndBasicLetter41
EditingtheMailingList44
How To Edit ID labelsandVariableInformation44
How To AddFramestotheMailingList45
How To InsertFramesintheMailingList45
How To EraseFramesfromtheMailingList47
ErasinganEntireMailingList47
Duplicating A MailingList47
EditingandErasingA BasicLetter48
PrintingEnvelopes48
How To PrintEnvelopesfromtheMailingList48
Section V: MoreFeaturesandFunctions49
StopCode49
PageIndicator49
LineCounter50
AutoReturnIndicator50
MemoryRemaining50
PrintingPartialPages50
Storing Formats 50
UsingtheIndexand ReverseIndexKeys51
KeyboardIICharacters51
ErrorMessages51
WordProcessingTipsa n dRecommendations52
Section VI: EnchancedTypewriterFeatureInstructions53
MonitorControls57
Supplies58
SafeOperatingRecommendations58
CareandMaintenance59
RepackingInstructions59
Warranty60
Index61
QuickReferenceGuideBackCover

ProductDiagram
and
ComponentIdentification
Keypad
80 Columnx 24LineMonitor
MonitorControls(seepage 57 tor adjustment)
MonitorOn/OffButton
Typewriter
(Yourmodel
maydiffer)

Important—PleaseRead
TheSmithCoronaPersonalWordProcessor is compatiblewithanySmithCorona
manufactured portableelectronictypewriterwithinterfacecapability.Thesemodelsareas
follows:
XD8000
XD6500
XE6100
SD400
SD250
SC210
DeVille210
MarkIISR
Mark VII SR
XD7000
XE6000
SD300
SE200
MarkII
DeVille200
SterlingElectronic II**
DeVilleIIIMessenger
sir
Ultrasonic450MessengerMemoryCorrect400MessengerCitation300Messenger
Ultrasonic350MessengerMemoryCorrect300MessengerCitationIIIMessenger
Ultrasonic 250* MemoryCorrect200*
UltrasonicIIIMessengerMemoryCorrectIIIMessenger
Ultrasonic III* MemorycorrectIII*
'Requirestheinstallationofcomponentsinsideyourtypewriter.Forcostofpartsandservice,
contactanAuthorizedSmithCoronaservicingdealerora SmithCoronaservicecenter.
*"OwnersofthismodelshouldcontactSmithCoronaConsumerAffairsDepartmenttollfree1-
800-448-1018 (N.Y. toll-freenumber 1-800-962-3000) forfurtherinstructionsonconnectingPWP
to thistypewriter.
Whenconnectedtothe PWP, someoftheenhancedtypewriterfeaturesoperatedifferently
thanwhenusingyourtypewriteralone.RefertotheinstructionsinSection VI whenusing
your PWP.
If youareusingthe SD 250, SC 210, DeVille210, SD 300, SE 200, Mark II, DeVille200orSterling
ElectronicIISmithCoronaportabletypewriterwithyourPersonalWordProcessor,thefollowing
typingfeaturesareavailablewhenconnectedtothe PWP, inadditiontothosecurrentlyon
yourtypewriter.
SC 210,DeVille210, SE 200,
Mark II, DeVille200and
SD250SterlingElectronicIISD300
TabCenterDecimalTabTabCenter
FlushRightTab ParagraphIndent
If youareusinganyofthefollowingSmithCoronaportabletypewriterswithyourPersonal
WordProcessor, all oftheenhancedtypingfeatureslistedbelowareavailablewhen
connectedtothePWP.
Models Features
MemoryCorrectIII ParagraphIndent
MemoryCorrectIIIMessengerAutoCenter
MemoryCorrect200AutoUnderscore
MemoryCorrect300MessengerTabCenter
UltrasonicIIIDecimalTab
Ultrasonic250FlushRightTab
CitationIIIMessenger
Citation300Messenger
DeVille III Messenger
SII
InstructionsforthesefeaturesareincludedinSecion VI ofthismanual.
For yourconvenience,wehaveincludedanoverlaytobeaffixedtothesetypewriters
whichidentifiestheappropriatekeystoactivatetheaddedtypingfeatures.

OwnersofTypewriterModelswitha Spell-Right
ElectronicDictionary
LetSpell-RightProofreadFor You!
Youcanusethe FIND featureto"proof-read"documentstypedonthePersonalWord
Processor.
We recommendthatyou type yourentiredocumentwithoutregardtoerrors,thenactivate
FIND tolocateerrorsthroughouttheentire text. Youca nactivate FIND whenyouhave
completedtypinga documenttofinderrorsbackwardtothebeginningofyourtext,oryou
canactivate FIND withyourCURSORatthebeginningofyourtextanderrorswillbeidentified
forwardfromthebeginningofthedocumenttotheend.
Example1: CURSOR
is here
Activate FIND. TheCURSORbacksupthroughthetexttothefirsterroritfinds.Continueto
depress CODE+ F tolocateallerrorstothebeginningofyourtext.
CURSORishere-
Example2:
Activate FIND. TheCURSORmovesforwardthroughthetexttothefirsterroritfinds.Continueto
depressCODE + F tolocate all errorstotheendofyourtext.
Whenconnectedto PWP, Spell-Rightwillnotcheckhyphenatedwordsoccurringattheend of
alineandcontinuedonthenextline.
NOTE: When PWP14is connectedtoanySmithCoronaSpell-Rightmodel,thedictionaryis
automaticallyON.

OwnersofTypewriterModelswitha Display...
UsetheSpell-Right LIST Featurewithyoui PWP.
If yourtypewriterhasSpell-Rightanda display,youcanusethe LIST featurewithyourPersonal
WordProcessor.
LIST functionsexactlylikeitdoeswithyourtypewriteralone.Whenthecorrectwordis
displayed,depressthe RETURNKEY totransferthewordtothe PWP Screen,Seeyourtypewriter
instructionmanualforfurtherinformation.
ProgramAdditionalWords
Youca nalsoaddspecializedwordstotheUserProgrammableSectionofthedictionarywhen
usingthePersonalWordProcessor.Thesewouldbeoften-usedwordsnotfoundintheSpell-
Rightdictionary,suchasmedicalortechnicalterms,names,foreign words, etc.
WordscanbeenteredintheUserProgrammableSectionofthedictionaryinthreeways.
Depressand HOLD theCODE KEY whiledepressingthe "E" KEY:
1. Aftera wordhasbeen"beeped"identifyingitasan"error."
2. Afterthe FIND featurehaslocateda wordeventhoughitisspelledcorrectly.
3. Aftertypinga wordyouwishtoenter.
Seeyourtypewriterinstructionmanualforfurtherinformation.
OwnersofTypewriterModelswithWord-Right™
AutoSpell *
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If yourtypewriterfeaturesSmithCorona'sexclusiveWord-Right™AutoSpellfeature,correctly
spelledalternativewordscanbetransferredfromthetypewriterdisplaytothe PWP. AutoSpell
functionsexactlylikeitdoeswithyourtypewriteralone.Whenthecorrectwordisdisplayed,
depresstheReturn/ENTER KEY totransferthewordtothe PWP screen.Forexample:
1. WhenSpell-Rightalertsyoutoa typingerror,finishtypingtheincorrectword(ifyou
haven'talready).Donotspaceaftertheword.Iftheerror is furtherbackintext,activate
FIND tolocatetheincorrectword.
2. DepresstheAutoSpell KEY. Thefirstpossiblecorrectspellingisshownonyourtypewriter's
display.Depressthe INDEXKEY toviewotheralternative words. DepresstheREVERSE
INDEXKEY toreturntopriordisplayedwords.
3. Whenthecorrectwordisdisplayed,depresstheReturn/ENTER KEY. Theincorrectwordis
erasedandtheselectedwordisenteredinitsplaceonthe PWP screen.
Seeyourtypewriterinstructionmanualforfurtherinformation.

Section I: GettingStarted
Throughoutthisinstructionmanualweusetheword "text" whenreferringtotypedwords
enteredinthebuilt-inmemory.Thereareover65,000charactersofbuilt-inmemory—or
approximately 32 pagesofdouble-spaced text. Weusetheword"document"whenreferring
to textstoredtoa MicroDisk.EachSmithCoronaMicroDiskcanstore163,000characters of
text—orapproximately 81 pagesofdouble-spacedtext.
Settingup Your Personal Word Processor
Followthestepsbelow to connectthewordprocessingcomponentstooneanother.
1. ConnectcablebetweenMONITOR
and PWP MODULE.
2. Connect KEYPAD cabletoleftsideof
PWP MODULE.
VIDEOIN
3. Insertplugfrom PWPMODULE into
typewriterport.Besuretoscrewplug
securelytothetypewriter.
TYPEWRITERPORT

4. PlugintheMONITOR.
5. PlugintheTypewriter.
6. TurnONtheMONITOR.
'ON/OFBUTTON
MovethePOWERSWITCHonthetypewriterto ON. Move KEYBOARD ON/OFFLEVER(on
applicablemodels)to ON. MoveMODESELECTOR(onapplicablemodels)to TYPE position.
Fora fewsecondsyouwillseetheSmithCoronalogoontheSCREEN,followedbythemain
MENU.
Tutorial
If this is thefirsttimeyou are usingyourPersonalWordProcessor,werecommendthatyoufirst
go throughtheTutorialwhichwehavestoredtotheMicroDisksuppliedwithyour PWP. Thisis a
quickandeasymethodtofamiliarizeyouwiththesystembeforeyoucontinuewiththe
instructionmanual.

HowtoStartTypingonyour FWP
It'seasytostartusingyour PWP. Aftersettingupandturningonyoursystem,youseea list of
actionchoicesonyour SCREEN. Wecallthisthe MENU asitlistsalltheactionsyou can perform
withyourPersonalWordProcessor.Youchoosetheoneyouwantbydepressingthe
correspondingnumberkeyonyourtypewriter.The MENU lookslikethis:
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Enter Selection[|]
•ToStartTyping:
1. Depressthenumber 1 KEY onyourtypewriterkeyboard(indicatingCreate,VieworEdit
Text). TheMenuclearsandthe CURSOR, orblinkingrectangle,islocatedatthetopleftof
the SCREEN. This CURSOR indicates yourtypingpositioninmemoryandmovesalongwith
you as you type. A correspondingCURSORonthetypingscaleattheverytopofthe
SCREEN alsomovesasyoutype.
NOTE: If your SCREEN doesnotclearandinsteadtellsyouthattextalreadyexistsinmemory,
skiptoCLEARING MEMORY, p. 14beforeproceeding.
You'llalsonoticea PageIndicator,LineCounter,AutoReturnIndicator,andMemory
RemainingIndicatorabovethetypingscale.Thesepromptsassistyouwhenenteringor
editing text. ReadmoreabouttheminSection V,p. 50.
2. Typethefollowing text. Donotdepressthe RETURN KEY attheendof lines. Onlydepressit
at theendofshortlinesandbetweenparagraphs.
RequiredReturns
youtype
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Typingand editingyour lettersand reports is easier than!
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Youdon'tevenhavetosetmarginssincetheyarepresetfor you. There'snoneedtousethe
RETURN KEY either.AutoReturn is automaticallyactivatedwhenyou turn onyoursystemsothe
PWP automaticallyfitsyourtextbetweenthemargins.You'llseea downwardarrow) appear
on yourscreenindicatingwherereturnsarelocatedinyour text. To distinguishRequired
Returnsthatyoutypeattheendofshortlinesorbetweenparagraphs,thearrowlookslikethis
Rj.
You'lllearnmoreaboutRequiredReturnson p.21.
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We recommendthatyoutypeyourtextasquicklyasyou can andedititlater.In this way,you
canattainyourfastestspeedandnotinterruptyourtypingtomakecorrections. At times,
however,youmaywanttomakesomecorrectionsasyoutype.
HowtoMakeCorrectionsasyouType
Justasifyouweremakingcorrectionsonyourtypewriter,youcanuseyour CORRECTKEY or
WordEraser™ KEY toeraseerrorsyou'vejustmadeonyour SCREEN. Try it. TaptheCORRECT KEY
onceandthelastcharacteryoutypeddisappears.TaptheWordEraser KEY onceandthelast
wordyou typed disappears.Tapthemeacha coupleoftimesanddeletionscontinue.Then
typenewtexttoreplacethetextyouerased.Youc a nalsoBackspaceandtypea correct
characteroveranincorrectcharacter.
NOTE: TheTabKey is theonlyKeythatwillnottypeoveranothercharacter. It willpositionthe
CURSORatthenexttabposition.
In SECTION III (Editing)youwilllearntomakecorrectionsafteryourtexthasbeentyped.
How to PrintYour Text
Onceyou'vecompletedtypingyourtextyou'llwanttoprintit.
•ToPrintText:
1. Insertpaperinyourtypewriter.
2. Depressthe MENUKEY onthe KEYPAD toreturntothelistofactionchoices.
3. Depressthenumber3 KEY onyourtypewriter(indicatingPrint Text). TheSCREENlooks
likethis:
It remindsyoutosetyourtypewritertothePitchandLineSpacinginwhichyouenteredthetext
andtochecktoseeifyourribbonsupply is adequatetoprintthepage.(Ifyouareusing
typewritermodels XD 8000, SD 400, XD 6500, SD 250, XD 7000,or SD 300,itisnotnecessarytoset
pitchontypewriter;textwillprintoutaccordingtothepitchindicatedinthe PWP format.You
willlearnmoreaboutFormatonpage16.)Italsoasksyoutoindicatewhichpagesofyour
documentyouwanttoprint,ifyouwantyourprint-out right justified,andifyouwantthepages
automaticallynumbered.Becausewe'rejustgettingstarted,wewon'tchangeanyofthese
optionsnow.(You'lllearnmoreaboutthemlater.)
4, DepresstheRETURN KEY tostartprinting.
Afterprinting is completed,yourtextremainsinmemorysoyoucanprintitagainifyou wish, or
edit it. If youwanttosavethetextforfutureuse,youcanevenstoreittoMicroDisk.
TheMicroDisky oureceivedwithyour PWP hasbeenvv writeprotected"toprotectagainst
accidentalerasureoftheTutorialbeforelearninghow to usethesystem.Thisalsomeansthat
youcannotstoremoretexttoituntilthe'Vriteprotection"isreversed. If youwanttostoretothis
MicroDisk,readhowtoreversethe>v writeprotection"on p. 24beforeproceeding.
Moststandard 2>Vz" doubledensity micro disksarecompatiblewiththe PWP oryoucan
purchasemoreSmithCoronaMicroDisksfromyourlocaldealer.Werecommendthatyouuse
SmithCoronaMicroDisksasthesehavebeenqualifiedtooperateonyourPersonalWord11
Processor.

Inserting A MicroDisk
Beforestoringyour text, youmustinserta MicroDiskintothedrive.Todo so, holdtheMicroDisk
withthelabelsideupandthearrowpointingintothemodule.Thenotchedcorner is onthe
right sideenteringthedrive:
notchedcorner
Slipitintotheopeninguntilyouhearitclickintoplace.Readmoreaboutthecareof
MicroDiskson p. 59.
Preparing A MicroDisk
If youareusinga brandnewMicroDisk,youmustfirst"prepare" it. ThisstructurestheMicroDisk
to accepttextforstorage,Oncea MicroDisk is prepared,itneverhastobedoneagain.
Preparinga usedMicroDiskerases all storedmaterialon it. TheMicroDiskyoureceivedwith
your PWP hasalreadybeenprepared. If youpreparetheMicroDiskyoureceivedwithyour
systemyouwillerasetheTutorial.Forthisreason,werecommendyoudonotpreparethis
MicroDisk.TheTutorialMicroDiskmaybeusedas is tostoreadditionaldocuments.
To Preparea MicroDisk:
Depressthe MENUKEY onthe KEYPAD toreturntothelistofactionchoices.
Depressthenumber9 KEY onyourtypewriter(indicatingPrepareMicroDisk).TheSCREEN
warnsyouthatpreparinga usedMicroDiskerases all documentspreviouslystoredtoit
andasksifyouwanttodo so. TheCURSORislocatedatthewordNO
Depressthe SPACEBAR onceandreleaseimmediatelytochangetheNOto YES.
Depressthe RETURNKEY toenterthisinstruction.Preparationtakesplace.TheSCREEN
notifiesyouwhenPreparing is complete.(Ifyou did notwanttopreparetheMicroDisk,
youwouldleavetheanswer NO a n dsimplydepressthe RETURNKEY.)
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HowtoStore Your Text
1: Inserta preparedMicroDisk.
2. Depressthe MENUKEY onthe KEYPAD toreturntothelistofactionchoices.
3. Depressthenumber4 KEY onyourtypewriter(indicatingStoreTexttoMicroDisk).The
SCREENasks youtonameyourdocumentforfuture reference.
"EMREM -6543;
Store
Documentname
- L.W.MANOR
-3VEARREPORT
- MEEKLYREPORT
-SALESMEMO
-PARTONE
-PARTTWO
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t o enter
cancel
Typethedocumentnameyoudesire,upto20charactersincludingspacesbetween
words.
DepresstheRETURN KEY toenter it. Yourdocument is storedunderthatname.The
SCREENdisplays"StoringComplete,"followedbytheMenu.StoringtexttoMicroDiskdoes
notclearthememory,toclearmemory,seep.14.
IMPORTANT
DO NOTREMOVE THEDISKORTURN POWER OFFWHILETHERED INDICATORLIGHT
LOCATEDON THEPWPMODULEIS ON. THE LIGHT INDICATESTHEDISKIS ACTIVE.
REMOVING ITWHILETHE LIGHT IS ON COULDCAUSELOSS OFDATA DONOTTURN
TYPEWRITERONOR OFFWHILEDISKISINTHEPWP MODULE. THISCOULDALSO CAUSE
LOSS OFDATA.
Ejecting A MicroDisk
Whenstoringiscomplete,ejecttheMicroDiskbypushingthebuttononthefrontofthedrive.
TheMicroDiskisejected;nowsimplypullitout.
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ClearingMemory
Texttypedremainsinmemoryuntilyouclear it (orthetypewriter is turnedoff.)Inorderto
createa newtext,you must erasetextcurrentlyinmemory.BesuretoStorecurrenttextto
MicroDiskfirstifyou need tosaveitforfutureuse.
•ToCleartheMemory:
1. Depressthe MENUKEY onthe KEYPAD toreturntothelistofactionchoices.
2. Depressthenumber 1 KEY (indicatingCreate,VieworEditText).
3. Whena textcurrentlyexistsinmemory,theSCREENasksifyouwantto(1) View, editor
addtothattext,(2)Erasetextinmemory to createnewtextusingcurrentmargins
andtabs,OR(3)Erasetextinmemory to createnewtextusingpresetmarginsandtabs.
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THEREISTEXTINMEMORY!
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text l n Re f to r y
-ERriSEthetextinmemory
createneut e x t using
CURRENT narginsandtats
-ERASEthetextin newery
createneutext using
PRE-SET narginsandtabs
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Enteryourselectionbydepressingeithernumber 2 ornumber3 onyourtypewriter
keyboard.(Youwouldtypenumber 1 ifyou decided youdidn'twanttoerasethe
memory.)Whenyou select 2 or 3, the SCREEN thenasksifyouaresureyouwanttoerase
thetext.Thisisa precautionarysteptoavoidaccidentalerasure.
Thepresetanswer is YES.
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MEMREM •
THEREISTEXTINMEMORY•
- ERriSEthetextinmemory
cr e a. t e n e u te x t using
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Sinceyouwanttoclearthememory to createnewtext,leavetheanswer YES. (Ifyou
decidednottoerasethetextinmemory,youwoulddepressthe SPACEBAR onceto
changethe YES toNO.)
Depressthe RETURNKEY toenterthisinstruction.Thememory is clearedwiththetyping
scaleatthetopofthescreenshowingeitherthecurrentmarginsandtabsettings(from
thepreviouslytyped text), OR thepresetmarginsandtabsettings(LeftMargin 12, Tab17,
RightMargin 72), whicheveryouselected.
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CONGRATULATIONS! You'vejustfoundouthoweasy itis totype,makesimplecorrections,
print,store,a n dclearmemorywiththeSmithCoronaPersonalWordProcessor.Noticehowthe
systempromptedyoualong,actuallytellingyouthenextstep.Nowyou'rereadytogoonto
thenextsection"GettingMoreInvolved."
WP/TypeKey
Thiskey,locatedatthetopofyour KEYPAD, allowsyoutoswitchfromusingyourPersonalWord
Processortousingyourtypewriteralonewithoutdisconnectingthecomponents.Simplydepress
theWP/TYPE KEY todeactivate PWP andactivateyourtypewriter.Depressitagainandthe
PersonalWordProcessorisactivated.Deactivatingthewordprocessordoesnotcauseloss of
memory.Turningthepowerofthetypewriterofthowever,willcausetextin PWP memorytobe
erased. If youwantto"save"text,simplystoreittoMicroDiskaspreviouslyexplained.
TurningofftheMONITORdoesnotdeactivatethewordprocessor.
Section II: Getting More Involved
TherearemanyfeaturesandfunctionsofyourPersonalWordProcessoryou'llwanttoknowto
beginmakingfulluseofthesystem'sbenefits.
Memory
Your PWP canretainover65,000charactersinmemorywhich is approximately 32 pages of
doublespacedtext.Textinmemorycanbeedited,printed,orstoredtoMicroDiskforfuture
use.
When400charactersremaininmemory,youhearthreebeepsandthe MEMORY REMAINING
INDICATORatthetop right oftheSCREENindicates400charactersleft.Itisrecommended,
however,tostopenteringtextwhenthereareatleast 2,000 charactersremaininginorderto
allowsufficient memoryforeditingoperations.
Textinmemory is automaticallyerasedwhenthetypewriter is turnedOFForthere is a power
failure.Werecommend,therefore,thatyoustoretexttoDiskfrequentlywhentypinglongtexts
or beforeleavingyour system. In this wayyou will protectyourtextfromaccidentallybeing
erased.
TurningofftheMONITORdoesnoterasememory.Deactivatingthewordprocessordoesnot
erasememory.
CursorControlKeys
Clearyourmemory,itnecessary,andtypea fewlinesonyour PWP. You'llnoticethatthe
CURSORindicatesyourtypingpositioninmemory.YoucanmovetheCURSORon the screento
makecorrectionsorinsertionsbyusingtheCURSORCONTROL KEYS locatedatthebottom of
your KEYPAD. TrypressingthesekeysandseehowtheCURSORmovesaroundthescreen.See
howitskipsoverareaswherethere is notext.
To quicklymovetothefarthestpointoftextinone
direction,presstheCURSORADVANCE KEY once
followedbyoneoftheCURSORDIRECTIONAL KEYS.
Forexample:
If your CURSOR islocatedattheendofyourletterand
youwanttoquicklygettothebeginningoftheletter:
1. DepresstheCURSORADVANCE KEY once.
2. Depressthe UPWARD DIRECTIONAL KEY A once.
Tr e CURSORisinstantlylocatedatthebeginningofyour
letter.
If yourCURSORislocatedattheleftmarginandyou
wanttoquicklygettotheendoftheline:
1. DepresstheCURSORADVANCE KEY once.
2. Depressthe RIGHT DIRECTIONAL KEY • once.
TheCURSORisinstantlylocatedatthe right-most characteronthatline.
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SettingMargins/Tabs/Format
Your PWP hasa presetFormat(includingmarginsandtab,pitchandlinespacing).This
Formatwillbeincorporated into yourtypedtextunlessyou change it.
•ToReviewtheFormat:
1. Depressthe MENU KEY.
2. Depressthenumber 2 KEY onyourtypewriter(indicatingSetMargins/Tabs/Format).The
FormatScreen is displayed:
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Position cursoron Format
Change Marginsor Tabs'
Pi tch(10,12,15)
Line Spacing (l,l'i,2)..
Top Margin
Bottom Margin
Paper Length
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Youca nseethattheCURSORispositionedattheChangeMarginsorTabsoption.
MarginsandTabs
Thepresetmarginandtabsettingsareindicatedonthetypingscaleatthetopofyour
SCREEN. Theyare:
LeftMargin12
Tab17
RightMargin72
Whentypingin 10 Pitch,thesesettingswillgiveyou the standardletterformatfor 8
1
/2n wide
paper.(Positionpaperintypewriteragainstthepaperguidesetat"0".)Thescaleatthetopof
thescreen is usedforpositioningwhensettingmarginsandtabs.
•ToChangeMarginandTabSettings:
1. PositiontheCURSORattheChangeMarginsandTabsoptionifitisn'talready.Thepreset
answer is NO.
2. DepresstheSPACE BAR tochangetheNOto YES. TheCURSORautomaticallymovesto
thetypingscaleatthetopofthe SCREEN. A newscreenappearstoassistyouinsetting
marginsandtabs.
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3. PositiontheCURSORatyourdesiredleftmarginbydepressingtheappropriateCURSOR
DIRECTIONAL KEY.
4. SettheLeftMarginbydepressingthe LEFT MARGIN KEY onyourtypewriter.An"L"
appearsontheSCALE.
5. MovetheCURSORtoyourdesiredfirsttabposition.
6. Depressthe TABSETKEY onyourtypewriter. A "TappearsontheSCALE.
7. Setothertabstopsyourequireinthesameway.
8. PositiontheCURSORatyourdesired right margin.
9. SettheRightMarginbydepressingthe RIGHT MARGIN KEY(s) onyourtypewriter.An"R"
appearsontheSCALE.
10. Depressthe RETURN KEY. TheFormatScreenisdisplayed.
Youcansetupto 16 tab positions. TabscanbeclearedbypositioningtheCURSORata tab
settingandclearingitviayourtypewriterkeyboard.
To assistyouindeterminingcomparablesettingsfor10,12, 15 pitchandProportionalSpaced
typing,pleaserefertothescalebelow.
If you are typingin 10 pitchorProportionalSpacing(notavailableon all typewriters),the
presetmarginsandtab(leftmargin 12, tab17, right margin72)willgiveyoua standardletter
formatfor 8
1
/2" widepaper,
If youaretypingin 12 pitch,settingyourleftmarginat 14, tabat 19, and right marginat 86 will
giveyouthesamestandardformat.
If youaretypingin 15 pitch(notavailableon all typewriters),settingyourleftmarginat 18, tab
at 23, and right marginat 108 willgiveyou the samestandardformat.
LM TAB LM TAB LM TAB
10 PITCH orPS12 PITCH 15 PITCH
0102030405060708090100110
10, 1C,
PSl PS
01224364860728496108120132
0153045607590105120135150165r
15 15
CarrierMovementtoAssistwhensettingMarginsandTabs
Whensettingmarginsandtabsitissometimesa helptohavethetypewritercarriermove
alongthepapertodeterminepositioning.This is particularlyusefulwhensettingstabsto
accommodatea form.
•ToSelectCarrierMovementwhenSettingMarginsandTabs:
1. Select YES toChangeMarginsand Tabs. TheCURSORmovestothetypinglineatthetop
of thescreen.
2. Depressand HOLD theCODE KEY whiledepressingthe "C"KEY (TheCursorislocatedon
thetypingscale.).
3. If youaredeterminingpositionon a certainform,inserttheforminyourtypewriter.
4. ThetypewritercarrierwillmoveasyoudepresstheCursor Keys. Setmarginsandtabs
whenpositionsare determined.
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Pitch
If youareusingtypewritermodels XD 8000, SD 400, XD 6500, SD 250, XD 7000,or SD 300,textwill
printoutaccordingtothepitchindicatedinthe PWP format.Itdoesnotmatterwhichpitchyour
typewriter is setfor.
If you are usinganyothertypewritermodel,yourtextwillprintoutinthepitchsettingcurrently
setonyourtypewriter.ChangingitintheFormatonlytellsthesystemtoremindyouviathe
SCREENbeforeprintingtosetyourtypewritertothedesiredPitch.
• To ChangePitchPrompt:
1. DepresstheDOWNWARDDIRECTIONAL KEY • to positiontheCURSORatthePitchoption.
Thepresetselectionis10.
2. DepresstheSPACE BAR onceandreleaseimmediately.ThePitchischangedto12.
DepressitagainandthePitchischangedto 15 ifthispitch is availableonyourtypewriter.
Oncemoreanditchangesto PS (ProportionalSpacing)if PS isavailableonyour
typewriter.Successivedepressionsofthe SPACEBAR continuetochangetheselection
backto10,12, 15, then PS again.
LineSpacing
Yourtextwillprintoutinthelinespacingcurrentlysetonyourtypewriter.Changingitinthe
Formatonlytellsthesystemtoremindyou via theSCREENbeforeprintingtosetyourtypewriter
to thedesiredLineSpacing.
•ToChangeLineSpacingPrompt:
1. DepresstheDOWNWARDDIRECTIONALKEY• topositiontheCURSORattheLine
Spacingoption.Itispresetat1.
2. DepresstheSPACE BAR onceandreleaseimmediately.TheLineSpacing is changedto
l1 /2.DepressitagainandtheLineSpacing is changedto 2. Successivedepressionsofthe
SPACE BAR continuetochangetheselectionbackto1, l1 /2, then2 again.
EnteringMargin/Tab,PitchandLineSpacingchanges BEFORE Typing:
When all desiredFormatchangeshavebeenmade:
1. Depressthe RETURNKEY toentertheinstructions.TheMainMenuisdisplayed.
2. Depressthenumber 1 KEY (Create,VieworEditText)tobegintypingtext.
EnteringMargin/Tab,PitchandLineSpacingchanges AFTER Typing:
To indicatetothesystemthatyouaremakingFormatchangestoa textalreadyinmemory,
you must tellthe PWP thatyouwantto REFORMAT yourdocument.Tod othis:
1. Make all necessarychangestotheFormatsettings.
2. MovetheCURSORtotheReformatoption.Thepresetanswer is NO.
3. DepresstheSPACE BAR oncetochangetheNOto YES. TheMainMenuisdisplayedwhen
reformatting is complete.
AddingTabStopsDuringTyping
It isrecommendedthat all Tabsnecessaryforyourdocumentbesetbeforetypingyourtext.
Youcan,however,addtabstothe right ofanypreviouslysettabsafteryou have beguntyping
withoutalteringyour text. Todothis:
1. ReturntotheMenubydepressingthe MENUKEY onyour KEYPAD.
2. Depressthenumber 2 KEY onyourtypewriter(indicatingSetMargins/Tabs/Format).The
CURSORislocatedattheChangeMarginsorTabsoption.
3. DepresstheSPACE BAR oncetomovetheCURSORtothetypingscaleandproceedtoset
therequiredtab(s). If youareaddingtothepresetFormattheoriginaltabatposition17
willbedeletedwhenyouseta newoneandmustbere-setifyourequireit.
4. Depressthe RETURNKEY toenterthechange.TheoriginalFormatScreen is displayed.
5. Depressthe RETURNKEY againortheMenuKeyonyourKeypadtoreturntotheMain
Menu.
6. Depressthenumber 1 KEY onyourtypewriter.The SCREEN asksifyouwantto View, edit
or addtoexistingtextorEraseexistingtextandcreatenewtext.
7. Select 1 bydepressingthenumber 1 KEY onyourtypewriter. You willseetheaddedTabs
indicatedonthetypingscale.
8. ReturntoyourlasttypingpositionbydepressingtheCURSORADVANCE KEY andthenthe
DOWNWARDDIRECTIONALKEY^
If you set a tabtotheleftofpreviouslysettabsafteryou have startedtyping, all tabpositions
willshifttotheleftonetabstopwhenyouReformat.Thisobviouslycandramaticallychange
theappearanceofyourprintedcopywhichmaynotbeagreeabletoyou.